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up to three-quarters of Cape Cod and the 

Islands’ annual electricity demand. Each 

of the 130 WTGs will generate 

electricity independently. Solid 

dielectric submarine inner-array cables 

(33 kilovolt) from each WTG will 

interconnect within the array and 

terminate on an electrical service 

platform (ESP), which will serve as the 

common interconnection point for all of 

the WTGs. The proposed submarine 

transmission cable system (115 kilovolt) 

running from the ESP to the landfall 

location in Yarmouth would be 

approximately 12.5 miles (mi.) in length 

(7.6 mi. of which would fall within 

Massachusetts’ territory). 

2. Environmental Assessment and 

Finding of No New Significant Impact 

BOEMRE prepared an EA in order to 

determine whether an SEIS is required 

and to assist BOEMRE in deciding 

whether to approve, approve with 

modifications, or disapprove CWA’s 

application to construct, operate, and 

decommission a commercial wind 

facility in Nantucket Sound off the coast 

of Massachusetts as described in the 

FEIS and its COP. In accordance with 

CEQ regulations, the EA examined 

whether there are any ‘‘substantial 

changes in the proposed action that are 

relevant to environmental concerns’’ or 

‘‘significant new circumstances or 

information relevant to environmental 

concerns and bearing on the proposed 

action’’ that either were not fully 

discussed in the FEIS or did not exist at 

the time the 2010 ROD was issued (40 

CFR 1502.9). 

BOEMRE sought public input during 

its review of the Cape Wind COP by 

posting the COP, as well the Notice of 

Preparation of an EA for the purpose 

stated above, on the BOEMRE Web site, 

which announced the start of the public 

comment period on February 22, 2011. 

Consulting parties and local 

governments were informed of the 

comment period via e-mail, which 

provided the BOEMRE Web site and 

address for comments. Approximately 

160 comments were received and are 

available at http://www.regulations.gov/ 

#!docketDetail;rpp=10;po=0;D=BOEM2011-0007. Issues that BOEMRE 

considered include: Additional surveys 

and sampling; conflicts with aviation 

traffic and fishing use; emergency 

response; migratory birds; microclimate; 

oil within wind turbine generators; 

sloshing dampers; transition piece 

grout; permits issued by other Federal 

agencies; and consultations with other 

agencies. 

As a result of its review described in 

the EA, BOEMRE found no substantial 

changes in the proposed action or new 

information that would require it to 

supplement the analysis in the FEIS, 

and prepared a FONNSI. 

3. Record of Decision 

In preparing its decision on whether 

or not to approve the Cape Wind Energy 

Project COP, BOEMRE considered 

alternatives to the Proposed Action, the 

impacts as presented in the FEIS, and 

all comments received throughout the 

NEPA process. The FEIS assessed the 

physical, biological and socioeconomic 

impacts of the Proposed Action and 13 

alternatives, including a no-action 

alternative. Since publication of the 

FEIS in January 2009, BOEMRE 

prepared two EAs to evaluate whether 

substantial changes in the proposed 

action that are relevant to 

environmental concerns or significant 

new circumstances or information 

relevant to environmental concerns and 

bearing on the proposed action were 

either not fully discussed or did not 

exist at the time of the preparation of 

the FEIS such that BOEMRE would be 

required to supplement the FEIS. 

After careful consideration, BOEMRE, 

as documented in the 2011 ROD, has 

decided to approve CWA’s COP with 

modifications. The subjects of the 

additional terms and conditions 

included in the COP include: Scour and 

benthic monitoring; turbine 

foundations; compliance with other 

Federal laws; compliance with generally 

accepted industry standards; certified 

verification agent nomination; safety 

management system; contractor’s 

responsibilities; operations and 

maintenance plan; avoidance of cultural 

resources; supplementary surveys; and 

sloshing dampers. 

Dated: April 18, 2011. 

L. Renee Orr, 

Acting Associate Director for Offshore Energy 

and Minerals Management. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R1–ES–2011–N073;10120–1113– 

0000–C2] 

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 

and Plants; Draft Revised Recovery 

Plan for the Northern Spotted Owl— 

Appendix C 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of document availability; 

reopening of comment period. 

SUMMARY: On September 15, 2010, we, 

the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 

announced the availability of the Draft 

Revised Recovery Plan for the Northern 

Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis caurina) 

for public review and comment. We are 

reopening the comment period on an 

updated version of Appendix C of that 

document, which describes the 

development of a spotted owl habitat 

modeling tool. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, please 

send your written comments by May 23, 

2011. 

ADDRESSES: Document availability: 

Electronic copies of the draft revised 

recovery plan and the updated version 

of Appendix C are available online at: 

http://www.fws.gov/oregonfwo/Species/ 

Data/NorthernSpottedOwl/Recovery/. 

Printed loose-leaf copies of the updated 

version of Appendix C are available by 

request from Diana Acosta, U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service, Oregon Fish and 

Wildlife Office, 2600 SE 98th Avenue, 

Ste. 100, Portland, OR 97266 (phone: 

503–231–6179). Comment submission: 

Written comments regarding the 

updated version of Appendix C should 

be addressed to the above Portland 

address or sent by e-mail to: 

NSORPComments@fws.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brendan White at the above address and 

phone number. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

September 15, 2010, we published a 

Federal Register notice (75 FR 56131) 

announcing the availability of the Draft 

Revised Recovery Plan for the Northern 

Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis caurina) 

for public review and comment under 

the Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 

1531 et seq.). We originally opened this 

comment period for 60 days, from 

September 15, 2010, to November 15, 

2010. On November 12, 2010, we 

announced by way of press release an 

extension of the comment period until 

December 15, 2010, in response to 

several requests for additional time to 

review and comment on the Draft 

Revised Recovery Plan. On November 

30, 2010, we announced in the Federal 

Register the reopening of the public 

comment period until December 15, 

2010 (75 FR 74073). At that time we also 

announced the availability of a synopsis 

of the population response modeling 

results for public review and comment. 

This and other information regarding 

the modeling process was posted on our 

Web site. Of the approximately 11,700 

comments received, many requested the 

opportunity to review and comment on 

more detailed information on the habitat 

modeling process in Appendix C of the 

Draft Revised Recovery Plan. 

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For background information on the 

Draft Revised Recovery Plan, see our 

September 15, 2010, Federal Register 

notice (75 FR 56131). The version of 

Appendix C contained in the Draft 

Revised Recovery Plan described the 

modeling framework under 

development for evaluation of habitat 

conservation measures for the spotted 

owl. Since that was written, we have 

completed development and testing of 

this modeling framework for public 

review and comment. Once comments 

have been considered and incorporated 

as appropriate, this modeling framework 

will have a wide variety of applications 

in support of spotted owl recovery. 

The revised Appendix C, which is 

now available for comment, describes 

the three-part modeling framework, 

which includes: A spotted owl habitat 

suitability model; a spotted owl 

conservation planning model that can 

be used to design habitat conservation 

network scenarios; and a spotted owl 

population simulation model to predict 

relative population responses to 

different habitat conservation network 

scenarios and conservation measures. 

To test the modeling framework’s ability 

to evaluate the influence of habitat 

conservation network size and spatial 

distribution on spotted owl population 

performance, revised Appendix C also 

describes the results of an analysis of 10 

different habitat conservation network 

scenarios under different conditions. 

We are seeking comments on the 

modeling process, our test results and 

other aspects of revised Appendix C. 

We anticipate revising recovery action 

4 in the Revised Recovery Plan to reflect 

completion of development and testing 

of the modeling framework as part of 

recovery plan development. 

Public Availability of Comments 

Before including your address, phone 

number, e-mail address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you may ask us in your comment 

to withhold personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Authority 

The authority for this action is section 

4(f) of the Endangered Species Act, 16 

U.S.C. 1533(f). 

Dated: April 1, 2011. 

Richard Hannan, 

Regional Director, Region 1, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLWYR0000.L16100000.DP0000.

LXSS042K0000] 

Notice of Availability of Draft Resource 

Management Plans and Associated 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

the Bighorn Basin Resource 

Management Plan Revision Project, 

Cody and Worland Field Offices, 

Wyoming 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) of 1969, as amended, and the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act (FLPMA) of 1976, as amended, the 

Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has 

prepared a Draft Resource Management 

Plan (RMP) for the Cody Field Office, a 

Draft RMP for the Worland Field Office, 

and an associated Draft Environmental 

Impact Statement (EIS). The two Draft 

RMPs and the associated Draft EIS 

comprise the Bighorn Basin RMP 

Revision Project (Project). By this 

notice, the BLM is announcing the 

opening of a 90-day comment period. 

DATES: To ensure that comments are 

considered, the BLM must receive 

written comments on the Draft RMPs/ 

EIS within 90 days following the date 

the Environmental Protection Agency 

publishes its notice of the Draft RMPs/ 

EIS in the Federal Register. The BLM 

will announce future meetings or 

hearings and any other public 

participation activities at least 15 days 

in advance through public notices, 

media releases, and/or the Project Web 

site at http://www.blm.gov/wy/st/en/

programs/Planning/RMPs/bighorn.html. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit written 

comments related to the Project Draft 

RMPs/EIS by any of the following 

methods: 

Web site: http://www.blm.gov/wy/st/

en/programs/Planning/RMPs/

bighorn.html. 

E-mail: BBRMP_WYMail@blm.gov. 

Mail: Worland Field Office, Attn: 

RMP Project Manager, 101 South 23rd 

Street, P.O. Box 119, Worland, 

Wyoming 82401. 

Copies of the Draft RMPs/EIS are 

available at the following locations: 

• Bureau of Land Management, 

Wyoming State Office, 5353 

Yellowstone Road, Cheyenne, Wyoming 

82003. 

• Bureau of Land Management, Cody 

Field Office, 1002 Blackburn Avenue, 

Cody, Wyoming 82414. 

• Bureau of Land Management, 

Worland Field Office, 101 South 23rd 

Street, Worland, Wyoming 82401. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Caleb Hiner, RMP Project Manager, 

telephone (307) 347–5171; address P.O. 

Box 119, 101 South 23rd Street, 

Worland, Wyoming 82401; e-mail 

caleb_hiner@blm.gov. Persons who use 

a telecommunications device for the 

deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 

1–800–877–8339 to contact the above 

individual during normal business 

hours. The FIRS is available 24 hours a 

day, 7 days a week, to leave a message 

or question with the above individual. 

You will receive a reply during normal 

business hours. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Planning Area for the Project includes 

lands within the BLM Cody and 

Worland Field Offices’ administrative 

boundaries, in of Big Horn, Park, 

Washakie Counties, and Hot Springs 

Counties in north-central Wyoming. The 

Planning Area includes all lands, 

regardless of jurisdiction, totaling 5.6 

million acres; however, the BLM will 

only make decisions on lands that fall 

under the BLM’s jurisdiction. Lands 

within the Planning Area under the 

BLM’s jurisdiction make up the 

Decision Area. The Decision Area 

consists of BLM-administered surface, 

totaling 3.2 million acres, and the 

Federal mineral estate, totaling 4.2 

million acres. The revised RMPs will 

replace the Washakie and Grass Creek 

RMPs in Worland, Wyoming, and the 

Cody RMP in Cody, Wyoming. 

The Draft RMPs/EIS includes a series 

of management actions, within four 

management alternatives, including the 

No Action Alternative, designed to 

address management challenges and 

issues raised during scoping, including, 

but not limited to: Recreation, Areas of 

Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC), 

wildlife habitats, livestock grazing, 

energy development, air quality and 

global climate change, and lands with 

wilderness characteristics and Wild 

Lands. The four alternatives are: 

• Alternative A: Continue existing 

management practices (No Action 

Alternative); 

• Alternative B: Foster conservation 

of natural and cultural resources while 

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